Apr 9, 2013 08:51
11 yrs ago
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Russian term
Мне с ним детей не крестить
Russian to English
Other
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Он мне не понравился с первого взгляда. Ну, ладно: мне с ним детей не крестить.
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4 hrs
Sofia Gutkin
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Australia
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, New Zealand) 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, English, English to Russian
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It's not like we're going to be raising children together.
"I didn't like him from first glance. Well, it's not like we're going to be raising children together."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
29 mins
nothing personal
2 hrs
Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Marketing, Manuals, Localization
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
I'm not gonna share a foxhole with him
I'm not gonna share a foxhole with him - мне с ним в разведку не ходить
5 hrs
Ligia Costa
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
US-educated, meticulous, consistent
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
I don't want anything to do with him
"Мне с ним не детей крестить:" не буду иметь с ним никакого дела, никаких отношений.
For emphasis: "I don't want anything to do with him anyway."
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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-04-09 20:04:10 GMT)
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At least in US English, to mention "raising" or "baptizing" children as if these terms were to express contempt for someone will seem out of nowhere and extremely weird.
For emphasis: "I don't want anything to do with him anyway."
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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-04-09 20:04:10 GMT)
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At least in US English, to mention "raising" or "baptizing" children as if these terms were to express contempt for someone will seem out of nowhere and extremely weird.
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